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Hamlet Revisited (1970 Television)

Producer

Ron Hobin

An exploration of Shakespeare’s most famous character Hamlet, introduced by Sir John Gielgud with excerpts from the screen interpretations of Laurence Olivier, John Barrymore, Nicol Williamson, Maximilian...

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Africa Abroad: Shakespeare Quatercentenary (1964 Radio)

Series

African Writers Club

A radio programme made in honour of Shakespeare’s quartercentenary and compiled and presented by Lewis Nkosi. In the first item, the critic of The Statesman Ronald Bryden speaks about Laurence Olivier’s...

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John V. Hansen Footage of Hamlet at Kronberg (1937 Film)

Silent amateur film shot by John V. Hansen, engineer and member of the Amateur Cinema League, of a performance of Tyrone Guthrie’s Hamlet at Kronberg Castle, Elsinore, Denmark with Laurence Olivier as...

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Monday Night Clive [14/06/1999] (1999 Television)

Series

Monday Night Clive

Director

Brian Klein

Producer

Andy Rowe

Chat show hosted by Clive James. Kenneth Branagh as a guest speaks of how his love of Shakespeare was formed partly by hearing Peter Sellers intoning The Beatles’s song ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ in the...

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John Tusa Interview: Peter Hall (2001 Radio)

aka: Peter Hall

Series

Sunday Feature

John Tusa interviews Peter Hall about his life and work. Hall comments on directing, rehearsing and speaking Shakespeare; he also speaks at length about the difficult transition of taking over from Olivier...

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Merchant of Venice, The (1974 Television)

Director

John Sichel

Producer

Cecil Clarke

Originally staged by Jonathan Miller at the Old Vic in 1970 and then at the National Theatre, London in 1971, the production was subsequently recorded for television. The production is set in Venice in the...

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Actor’s Changing Face: Acting Styles in the 20th Century, The (1969 Television)

Series

Omnibus

Producer

Hal Burton

Television arts series introduced by Sheridan Morley. John Gielgud, Dame Edith Evans, Vanessa Redgrave and Donald Sinden discuss the ways in which acting has changed in the last hundred years. There is an...

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Kenneth Branagh, Film Director for Henry V (1989 Radio)

Independent Local Radio programme. Kenneth Branagh talks to Gill Pyrah on the opening of his film HENRY V, his debut as a film director. He speaks about his role as director, challenges in filming including...

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Great Historical Shakespeare Recordings (2000 Audio)

A 2-CD collection, compiled by David Timson and Nicholas Soames, of early sound recordings of Shakespearean actors: Herbert Beerbohn Tree as Mark Antony in Julius Caesar (III i) and Falstaff in Henry IV....

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Richard III (2007 Multimedia)

Series

Sourcebooks Shakespeare Series, The

Combined book and audio CD. Includes audio performances of Henry Irving, Kenneth Branagh, Simon Russell Beale and Laurence Olivier as King Richard. In addition to the playtext there are articles covering a...

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